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soft-pedal
soft-pedal something
to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Alludes to the soft pedal on the piano, which reduces the volume.) Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Franka (2) | | - | Croatian |
| Eda | | ['i:də] | |
| Arsenius | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Mohini | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
| Esme | | EZ-may | English |
| Zacharias | | zak-ə-RIE-əs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Greek |